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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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